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Period: Mid-20th Century
"Merton of the Movies" Lobby Card, USA 1948
Located in Cologne, DE
Merton of the Movies, USA 1948, Director: Robert Alton, Cast: Gloria Grahame, Red Skelton. The lobby cards would have been displayed inside the cinemas at the time of the film's rele...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Color
Ship at the Dock - 1960's San Francisco Maritime Black & White Photograph
By Gene Wright
Located in Soquel, CA
A beautiful black and white photograph of the ship "Balclutha" in dock, with Coit Tower in the background by famed San Francisco photographer Gene Wright (American, 20th Century). Im...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Slim Aarons 'Lido Life, Venice' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Lido Life, Venice
1957
C print
Signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the Slim Aarons estate.
A waiter serves fruit to bathers, ...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Frida with Granizo by Nickolas Muray, 1939, Platinum Print, Photography
Located in Dallas, TX
Frida with Granizo by Nickolas Muray is a black and white portrait of Mexican surrealist painter Frida Kahlo with her pet fawn, Granizo.
Platinum Print
Image size: 11 x 10.5 in.
Pa...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Platinum
Andres: Children playing street soccer, Barcelona 1957.
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
Erich Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photographers, who used a Leica. His images today...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Black and White
Terry O'Neill 'Raquel Welch and Ringo Starr'
Located in New York, NY
Raquel Welch and Ringo Starr, 1969
silver gelatin print
20 x 16 inches
edition of 50
Estate signature stamped and numbered edition of 50
with certificate of authenticity from the O'...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Young Velvets Vogue 1949 Limited Edition Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Young Velvets, Young Prices photoshoot, 1949
Limited Edition Print
by Norman Parkinson
Three velvet-capped women huddle in gossip as another looks on during an October 1949 Vogue ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
C Print
"Love Me or Leave Me", Lobby Card, USA 1955
Located in Cologne, DE
Love Me or Leave Me, USA 1955, Director: Charles Vidor, Cast: Cameron Mitchell, Doris Day.
The lobby cards would have been displayed inside the cinemas at the time of the film's re...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Color
'Tania Mallet In Mme Paulette Hat' V&A Portfolio Limited Edition print
By John French
Located in London, GB
'Tania Mallet In Mme Paulette Hat' V&A Portfolio Limited Edition print
A model wearing a Nina Ricci dress, John French (1907-66), London, 1963
© Victor...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Walt Disney's Pinocchio" Lobby Card, USA 1940
Located in Cologne, DE
Walt Disney's Pinocchio, USA 1940, Animation, Lobby Card, The lobby cards would have been displayed inside the cinemas at the time of the film's release.
Pinocchio is a 1940 Americ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Color
"A Fine Pair", Lobby Card, Italy 1968
Located in Cologne, DE
A Fine Pair, Italy 1968, Director: Francesco Maselli, Cast: Rock Hudson, Claudia Cardinale,. The lobby cards would have been displayed inside the cinemas at the time of the film's re...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Color
Death Valley (Clouds)
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed and dated on the front of the mount. Titled ‘Death Valley’ with negative code on the back of mount. Negative cod DV-39C-9G. Edward Weston was the first photographer ever to wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Walt Disney's Pinocchio" Lobby Card, USA 1940
Located in Cologne, DE
Walt Disney's Pinocchio, USA 1940, Animation, Lobby Card, The lobby cards would have been displayed inside the cinemas at the time of the film's release.
Pinocchio is a 1940 Americ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Color
"Walt Disney's Pinocchio" Lobby Card, USA 1940
Located in Cologne, DE
Walt Disney's Pinocchio, USA 1940, Animation, Lobby Card, The lobby cards would have been displayed inside the cinemas at the time of the film's release.
Pinocchio is a 1940 Americ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Color
"Merton of the Movies", Lobby Card, USA 1948
Located in Cologne, DE
Merton of the Movies, USA 1948, Director: Robert Alton, Cast: Red Skelton, Charles D. Brown, Virginia O'Brien. The lobby cards would have been displayed inside the cinemas at the tim...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Color
Audrey Hepburn Fish Portrait
Located in Austin, TX
Unique and stunning black and white capture of star actress Audrey Hepburn posed with a peculiar fish-shaped weathervane.
Audrey Kathleen Hepburn was a British actress. Recognised a...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
"Phone Call from a Stranger", Lobby Card, USA 1952
Located in Cologne, DE
Phone Call from a Stranger, USA 1952, Director: Jean Negulesco, Cast: Shelley Winters, Gary Merrill, Michael Rennie. The lobby cards would have been displayed inside the cinemas at t...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Color
Elizabeth Taylor Wedding Day
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Candid black and white image of Elizabeth Taylor in a flowing wedding gown exiting a car with her father during her first wedding on May 6, 1950, in Los Angeles, California.
Eliza...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Gucci Pooch in Venice' Mid-century Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Gucci Pooch
1978
Chromogenic Lambda Print
Estate edition of 150
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
A woman carrying h...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Lambda
Mexico - Vintage Photo - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Mexico is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the second half 20th Century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album including historical...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Stieglitz, Spring Showers, New York, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Halftone photographic print on gloss photographic paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Lithograph
Jane Russell Having Fun on Set
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and a white candid photograph of Jane Russell having fun on the set of "The French Line", circa 1954.
The French Line is a 1953 American musical film starring Jane Russell ma...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
'Antigua Beach Club' (Estate Stamped Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Antigua Beach Club' by Slim Aarons
The beach club at at the Mill Reef Club on Antigua in the West Indies, 1960.
This photograph epitomises the travel st...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
C Print
The Super Constellation Lockheed - Full Framed Fine Art Edition
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
This photo was made in 1953, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and the technical parameters (fram...
Category
Photorealist Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"The Magic Voyage of Sinbad", Lobby Card, USA 1961
Located in Cologne, DE
The Magic Voyage of Sinbad, USA 1961, Cast: Edward Stolar, Ann Larion.
The lobby cards would have been displayed inside the cinemas at the time of the film's release.
The film was ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Color
"Love Me or Leave Me", Lobby Card, USA 1955
Located in Cologne, DE
Love Me or Leave Me, USA 1955, Director: Charles Vidor, Cast: Cameron Mitchell, Doris Day.
The lobby cards would have been displayed inside the cinemas at the time of the film's re...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Color
Slim Aarons 'Westin Excelsior, Venice' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Westin Excelsior in Venice
1957
C print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Slim Aarons, an acclaimed fine art photo...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
La Rolls del Re - Bangkok - Thaïland - Full Framed Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
This photo was made in 1961, printed later, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and the technical p...
Category
Photorealist Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Famiglia numerosa, Bangkok 1958 - Full Framed Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
Famiglia numerosa, Bangkok
This photo was made in 1958, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and th...
Category
Photorealist Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Boeing 377 Stratocruiser (CIA-Roma) - Full Framed Fine Art Edition
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
This photo was made in 1953, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and the technical parameters (fram...
Category
Photorealist Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe in Sheer Dress
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant color capture of star actress Marilyn Monroe posed outdoors in a sheer black dress, looking down to the camera.
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and model. Known for p...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in "Swing Time"
By Ernest Bachrach
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white action shot features Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire dancing for their roles in "Swing Time", 1936.
Swing Time is a 1936 American RKO musical comedy film set ma...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Crying Child in Stroller, Vintage Print - Female Street Photographer
By Vivian Maier
Located in Miami, FL
Female Street Photographer Vivian Maier captures a riveting moment of a child consumed in grief. The physiological and psychological anguish dominates her...
Category
American Realist Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Audrey Hepburn "Roman Holiday"
By Bud Fraker
Located in Austin, TX
"Audrey Hepburn in a classic headshot from the 1953 film "Roman Holiday"
Film and fashion icon Audrey Hepburn was a British actress, active during Hollywood's Golden Age. She was ...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Ursula Pacelli in Venice' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Ursula Pacelli
1957 (printed later)
Chromogenic print
Signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the Slim Aarons estate.
Ursula Pac...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Lambda
"It Happened at the World's Fair", Lobby Card, USA 1963
Located in Cologne, DE
It Happened at the World's Fair, USA 1963, Director: Norman Taurog, Cast: Elvis Presley, Joan O'Brien.
The lobby cards would have been displayed inside the cinemas at the time of t...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Color
"Kissin' Cousins ", Lobby Card, USA 1964
Located in Cologne, DE
Original Lobby Card, Kissin' Cousins, USA 1964, Director: Gene Nelson, Cast: Tony Farrel, Pamela Austin, Yvonne Craig, Elvis Presley
The lobby cards would have been displayed inside...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Color
"A Fine Pair", Lobby Card, Italy 1968
Located in Cologne, DE
A Fine Pair, Italy 1968, Director: Francesco Maselli, Cast: Rock Hudson, Claudia Cardinale.
The lobby cards would have been displayed inside the cinemas at the time of the film's r...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Color
Sophia Loren Showering in "Judith"
Located in Austin, TX
Sophia Loren smiling in shower scene for her role in "Judith", 1966.
Judith is a 1966 drama film about a beautiful woman who survived a concentration camp goes to Israel in 1948 to ...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Monroe Throws the First Pitch
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Marilyn Monroe with Ralph Edwards on a baseball diamond, throwing the first pitch to start a game in 1958.
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model, and singer. Famous for pla...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and George Stevens on the Set of Giant
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white photograph features Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and George Stevens on the set of Giant.
Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film about sprawling epi...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
"Imitation of Life", Lobby Card, USA 1959
Located in Cologne, DE
Imitation of Life, USA 1959, Director: Douglas Sirk, Cast: John Gavin, Lana Turner.
The lobby cards would have been displayed inside the cinemas at the time of the film's release.
...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Color
Rhode Island Surfers, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Surfers off Rhode Island, September 1965. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images)
Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included
Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aaron...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Beach Backgammon' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Beach Backgammon
1957
C print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
CAPTION: Backgammon on the beach at the Hotel Exc...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Lambda
Elvis Presley in Colors
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome black and white portrait of star actor, musician, and army man Elvis Presley.
Awesome black and white portrait of star actor, musician, and army man Elvis Presley.
On March...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Venetian Play, Orson Welles'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Venetian Play, 1952
Silver gelatin print
Estate edition of 150
Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the Slim Aarons estate
...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe Smiling on Red Carpet
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Third in its series, this awesome black and white capture features Marilyn Monroe in her Hollywood prime - captured in a silk dress and fur stole.
Classic image of the Hollywood le...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Natalie Wood Classic Portrait
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Frank Worth captured this classic image of Natalie Wood in 1952. At this point, Wood was already a star having starred in films including Miracle on 34th Street as a child but had no...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Beach Backgammon' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Beach Backgammon
1957
C print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
CAPTION: Backgammon on the beach at the Hotel Exc...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Lambda
James Dean Pushing Porsche at Car Rally
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white action shot of actor James Dean loading his Porsche on to a trailer at a car rally.
James Dean was an American actor. He is remembered as a cultural icon of teenage...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
James Dean Sitting at Car Rally
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Candid black and white capture of actor and racer James Dean sitting with his back turned to the camera at a car rally.
James Dean was an American actor. He is remembered as a cult...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Jayne Mansfield: A Game of Chance
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This action shot features bombshell star Jayne Mansfield playing roulette in Las Vegas. Captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth, this image features Mansfield looking down eag...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
James Dean and Ursula Andress at Oscar Dinner
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Great candid capture by celebrity photographer Frank Worth of Hollywood stars Ursula Andress and James Dean at the Oscars dinner.
James Dean was an American actor. He is remembered...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Kim Novak and Debbie Reynolds at Schwabs
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of Debbie Reynolds and Kim Novak eating banana splits at Schwab's.
Debbie Reynolds was an American actress, singer, and businesswoman. Her career spanned a...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Elizabeth Taylor with Vintage Camera
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Actress Elizabeth Taylor takes a photo with a Rollieflex twin lens medium format reflex camera wearing a cowboy hat and sunglasses and smoking a cigarette on the set of the movie 'Gi...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Jayne Mansfield in Leotard
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of actress Jayne Mansfield in a black leotard, posed against wood wall. Photographed by legendary celebrity photographer Frank Worth.
Jayne Mansfield was an American actress, nightclub entertainer, singer, and one of the early Playboy Playmates. She was a major Hollywood sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s and 20th Century Fox's alternative to Marilyn Monroe, who came to be known as the &"Working Man's Monroe";. She was also known for her well-publicized personal life and publicity stunts, such as wardrobe malfunctions. In 1963 she became the first major American actress to have a nude starring role in a Hollywood motion picture, and, although many people have never seen her movies, Mansfield remains one of the most recognizable icons of 1950s celebrity...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Playful Jayne Mansfield
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Playful black and white print of Jayne Mansfield smiling with hands and knees on floor.
Jayne Mansfield was an American film, theater, and television actress. She was also a singer...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe Standing with Photographer
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid portrait of Marilyn Monroe standing with photographer for promotional shots from the film "How to Marry a Millionaire".
Marilyn Monroe was an American actres...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
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